TY - JOUR
T1 - The Mediterranean as a Cognitive Map
AU - Portugali, Juval
PY - 2004/12
Y1 - 2004/12
N2 - What is ‘the Mediterranean’? One answer might be that it is a large, almost closed body of water with clearly defined geographical boundaries, but this definition hardly touches the richness of the term. ‘Mediterranean’ also refers to a long list of traits that together form the Mediterranean landscape, culture, and society, and the examination of what these traits represent in people's minds reveals a wide gap between the Mediterranean and the image of the Mediterranean. This article examines this gap from the perspective of cognitive science, in particular the study of cognitive mapping.
AB - What is ‘the Mediterranean’? One answer might be that it is a large, almost closed body of water with clearly defined geographical boundaries, but this definition hardly touches the richness of the term. ‘Mediterranean’ also refers to a long list of traits that together form the Mediterranean landscape, culture, and society, and the examination of what these traits represent in people's minds reveals a wide gap between the Mediterranean and the image of the Mediterranean. This article examines this gap from the perspective of cognitive science, in particular the study of cognitive mapping.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84867710073&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/0951896052000336418
DO - 10.1080/0951896052000336418
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AN - SCOPUS:84867710073
SN - 0951-8967
VL - 19
SP - 16
EP - 24
JO - Mediterranean Historical Review
JF - Mediterranean Historical Review
IS - 2
ER -